US EditionVance Dismisses Outrage over Racist Group Chat
JD Vance dismissed backlash over racist messages in a Young Republicans chat, calling it youthful mistakes while critics argue this reflects a growing extremist trend in GOP youth leadership.
- On Wednesday, Vice President JD Vance refused to join public outrage over Young Republicans and instead pointed to an unrelated 2022 Democratic leak.
- Politico's reporting revealed Telegram messages among Young Republicans leaders, prompting public scrutiny of the GOP and condemnation within the Young Republican National Federation.
- Chat records show group chat participants praised Adolf Hitler, called rape 'epic', and Peter Giunta, ex‑chair of the New York state chapter, reportedly expressed admiration for Hitler within the Young Republican National Federation .
- Critics warned Vice President JD Vance's response failed to condemn grooming young Republicans for cruelty and white-supremacist attacks, heightening GOP tensions Wednesday.
- Vance has acknowledged white-supremacist attacks aimed at his wife, Usha Vance, a woman of Indian descent, but Kilgore wrote, `So even the slightest relaxation of his pose as the Trumpiest of them all would be a double insult to father and son.
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JD Vance Tries to Paint Young Republicans' 'I Love Hitler' Chat as 'Kids' Being Kids
Photo: Youtube/Charlie Kirk On Tuesday, Politico leaked 2,900 pages of texts from a group chat with several prominent members of the Young Republican Federation called “RESTOREYR WAR ROOM,” exposing hateful rhetoric and, subsequently, the lengths Vice President JD Vance will go to defend racism, sexism, and xenophobia. The chat’s bad. Like, worse-than-bad bad. Since publication, it’s been dubbed the “I Love Hitler” chat, and in transcripts, the …
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